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Lower Salt Wash (11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_BIO_1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Lower Salt Wash" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_BIO_1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030005.

This site is located in Grand County County, Utah at 38.7128981000 degrees latitude and -109.5188957000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_BIO_1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1979
Physical 1979 - 1979
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_BIO_1
MonitoringLocationName Lower Salt Wash
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WINDOWS SECTION UTAH-GRAND COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SAMPLING SITE IS AT LOWER SALT WASH AND IS INSIDE THE ARCHES NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY DOUGLAS A. SELBY AND PAUL B. HOLDEN; `SURVEY OF FISH; INVERTEBRATES AND ALGAE IN SALT WASH; ARCHES NATIONAL PARK;` NOVEMBER 1979. THE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY BIO/WEST INC. TO CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK. DATA WERE COLLECTED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND SURVEY THE AQUATIC LIFE IN THE ONLY PERENNIAL STREAM IN THE PARK; SALT WASH. FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE RESOURCE MANAGER AT ARCHES NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 907; MOAB UT 84532-0907 (TEL. 801-259-8161). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RONDA BURNS; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525-5596 (TEL. 970-225-3516). *** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 14030005
LatitudeMeasure 38.7128981000
LongitudeMeasure -109.5188957000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET